Pensions policy in India


24th February, 2015
National Institute of Public Finance and Policy, Satsang Vihar, New Delhi

Agenda


09:30 - 10:15 Questions and concerns
Hemant Contractor, Chairman, PFRDA
Ajay Shah, NIPFP

10:15 - 11:00 The role of investment policy for pension funds [presentation]
Susan Thomas, Finance Research Group, IGIDR

11:00 - 11:45 Designing payout policy [presentation]
John Piggott, CEPAR, UNSW, Australia.
11:45 - 12:00 Tea Break
12:00 - 12:45 Employer based pensions: EPFO and the NPS [presentation]
Amit Gopal, India Life

12:45 - 13:30 Informal sector participation in contributory pension schemes [presentation]
Renuka Sane, ISI Delhi

13:30 - 14:30 Lunch Break
14:30 - 15:15 Policy choices for NPS Swavalamban [presentation]
Deepti George, IFMR Finance Foundation

15:15 - 16:00 Issues in social pensions design for India [presentation]
Rinku Murgai, The World Bank

16:00 - 16:45 Pensions policy: An international perspective [presentation]
John Piggott, CEPAR, UNSW, Australia

16:45 - 17:00 Tea Break
17:00 - 18:00 What have we learned: A Discussion
Monika Halan, Mint Money